Man survives 70-foot fall from UT-Austin building

Updated 3:25 pm, Monday, August 4, 2014

A man in his 20s fell from the Dorothy L. Gebauer Building near the UT Tower on Sunday afternoon. The man was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge.

A man in his 20s fell from the Dorothy L. Gebauer Building near the UT Tower on Sunday afternoon. The man was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge.

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At about 3:15 p.m., Austin emergency officials responded to the
Dorothy L. Gebauer Building near the UT Tower and transported the man to
University Medical Center Brackenridge, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

At about 3:15 p.m., Austin emergency officials responded to the Dorothy L. Gebauer Building near the UT Tower and transported the man to University Medical Center Brackenridge, the Austin American-Statesman

EMS officials told the American-Statesman the man had a broken bone in his leg. KEYE-TV later reported the man could have life-threatening injuries.

EMS officials told the American-Statesman the man had a broken bone in his leg. KEYE-TV later reported the man could have life-threatening injuries.

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The man is not a UT student, a UT official told the American-Statesman, and campus police are investigating the matter.

The man is not a UT student, a UT official told the American-Statesman, and campus police are investigating the matter.

Photo: Joshua Fechter/San Antonio Express-News

Man survives 70-foot fall from UT-Austin building

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AUSTIN -- A man in his 20s fell seven stories on the UT-Austin campus Sunday and survived.

About 3:15 p.m., Austin emergency officials responded to a call at the Dorothy L. Gebauer Building near the UT Tower and took the man to University Medical Center Brackenridge, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

EMS officials told the American-Statesman the man had a broken bone in his leg. KEYE-TV later reported the man could have life-threatening injuries.

The man is not a UT student, a UT official told the American-Statesman, and campus police are investigating the matter.